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Adviser recruiting moves drop 40%

Added on July 2016 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Only 163 advisers who managed $26 billion in assets have switched firms so far in 2016, according to an analysis by On Wall Street. That's a 42% drop from the same period in 2015 and down 22% from 2014, when a total of 555 and 481 advisers, respectively, switched firms.

Lessons one firm learned from overhauling its tech setup

Added on July 2016 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: What software and programs truly create efficiency for both advisers and clients? How much big data can a firm actually act upon?

Can adding another designation boost a practice?

Added on July 2016 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Adding a designation can help advisers develop additional expertise and show the world that knowledge, and client circumstances often dictate new certifications.

Community Involvement Leads to Client Involvement

Added on July 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: My partners and I had been with a big wirehouse for a long time before we went independent two years ago. We expected that one of the benefits of being independent would be a lot more freedom to be ourselves — but we didn’t anticipate how that freedom would facilitate much closer relationships with our clients.

FAs Must Focus on Planning, Coaching, Managing Emotions

Added on July 2016 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Out of the services advisors provide to their clients — financial planning, tax management, asset allocation, investment selection and portfolio rebalancing — only financial planning truly relies on the “human touch,” writes Jay Hummel, managing director of strategic initiatives and thought leadership at Envestnet.

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